Feature: Chris Dickson, the Ghanaian soccer star on the rise
Posted On Tuesday, 15th May 2012
Chris Dickson in action for AEL
One of the latest Ghanaian soccer sensations making all the headlines around Europe is the young and gifted striker Chris Dickson.
The English-born Ghanaian who currently plies his trade in the Cypriot First Division League has been on the stoplight after a string of magnificent performances to help his team AEL Limassol win the Cyprus league for the first time in their 44 year history.
The 27-year-old’s impressive contribution in his clubs qualification to the next edition of the Uefa Champions League has seen connoisseurs of the world game tipping him as one of the talents to watch out for in Europe’s most glamorous soccer competition.
Teams from Cyprus have always done tremendously well anytime they get into the Champions League with APOEL serving as the latest example.
They proceeded into the quarter finals where they lost to European heavyweights Real Madrid.
Dickson is in his second season in Cyprus; the first he spent with Nea Salamina helping them win promotion to the premier division and scoring 25 goals in that campaign.
This season, he started strongly again for Salamina helping them into the top 6 before AEL made a swoop in January to help them in their quest for the league title.
Dickson will get the opportunity to make it a historic League and Cup double for AEL as they battle Omonia Nocosia on Wednesday 16th May.
Born Christopher Alexander Dickson, theformer Charlton Athletic forward is eying a position in the Black Stars African Cup campaign and the World Cup Qualifiers more especially with the temporal retirement of Asamoah Gyan from International foortball.
If Chris Dickson earns a call up from head coach KwesiAppiah, it will mark the return of the skillful and pacey striker to the national side after his debut for the Black Stars in August 2008.
By Jerry Kwame Ayensu
Related Images
READERS COMMENTS
Live Radio
Live TV
RELATED NEWS
LATEST HEADLINES
Real Madrid eye Brazilian youngster Casemiro as Essien's replacement
Real Madrid have targeted Brazilian Casemiro from their youth team as a replacement for Ghana midfielder Michael Essien.
Portuguese star Simao hails Ghana midfielder Mubarak Wakaso
Midfielder Simao Sabrosa has admitted Mubarak Wakaso deserves to play ahead of him in the Espanyol set-up.
Ghanaian Team beats Kenyans to bag 12,000 dollars in The Guinness Football Challenge
A Ghanaian team beat their Kenyans counterparts to claim 12,000 dollars in The Guinness Football Challenge Final.
Kotoko Life Patron Otumfuo inspects Adarko Jarchie project
His Majesty, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has paid a familiarization visit to the club’s Adarko Jarchie site to inspect construction works being undertaken at the there.
Ghana goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey to undergo eye surgery
Ghana goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey will undergo an eye operation to repair a minor defect in the coming days, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively reveal.
Latex Foam signs on sponsor for the Black Stars
Latex Foam has signed a sponsorship deal, subject to annual renewal for five years, with the Ghana Football Association for the national team.LATEST HEADLINES
Categories
- Africa
- Archives
- AshGold
- Berekum Chelsea
- Dwarfs
- English Premier League
- Forum
- France
- germany
- Ghana Players Abroad
- Ghana Prem Lge
- Hearts of Oak
- Holland
- Italy
- Juniors
- Kotoko
- Latest News
- Latest news from Ghanabusinessnews
- Latest news from Ghanaweb
- Latest news from Myjoyonline
- Latest news from Peacefmonline
- Latest Videos
- Latest World Football Videos
- Live Score
- Live Scores
- Medeama
- Multimedia
- Nations Cup
- newswire
- spain
- Transfer News & Rumours
- Transfers
- Videos
- WATCH LIVE GHANA TV
- Women
- World Cup
- World Football
He was part of the 4O provisional team list by CLAUDE le roy b4 being axed in 2008. He was just returning frm injury @ dat time though. Impresive scorer i must confess. But Alan Pardew who was his coach at CHARLTON prefered DARREN BENT as his arrow head dan him. I still remember his goal against WEST BROM in the FA cup. He supposed to hit back after scoring 11 goals in 14games for GELLINGHAM but injury once again barred him. GUD 2 hear him making the waves. All we nid are the personnels to Champion the Revolution. All the BEST.
PAYOLA PAPAPAAA GSN.NIWA HOPE HE Z GIVEN DE CHANCE
This is total nonsense! hahaha
Mr Chris Dickson only scored 4 goals for Nea Salamis during that season!!!! Terrible promo piece!! GSN go chop ooooo
Mr Dickson has only scored 3 goals this season on the tiny island of Cyprus which has the same population as Tema!!
Even GSN go chop chop chop
Dis guy is 27yrs u say he is young,let us hope wat GSN is telin us true.
Hahahahaha u guys are really cracking me up in here LOL!!!
this dude is 27 yrs n u guys are talkin as if he is 19 yrs.gsn ur headlines are very misleading.
i will win de bestplayer of de world and 4 ghana de worldcup watchout!!!
Dickson been around for a minute and he definately not a young talent hahaha oh GSN…smh…but goodluck to him cus after his injury, his time in the UK was limited since Charlton sent him on loan to Gillingham, hopefully he can use the cyproit league to get back to Charlton, now that they will be playing in the Championship next season, winning the League 1!!!